Ragtime
1981, 155 min
Country: US Studio: Paramount Cast: Howard E. Rollins, Jr., James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Mary Steenburgen, Maureen Stapleton, Mandy Patinkin, Kenneth McMillan, Norman Mailer Director: Milos Forman Screenwriter: Michael Weller Original Author: E.L. Doctorow Rating: PG Our Rating:
SKINOPSISGoddamn, that was a hell of a nude scene Elizabeth McGovern gave us. First, there was her ass, then there was her boobs which remain for what seems like several minutes, several glorious minutes. -- Rick Stanko
REVIEW
Forman, a director who can take the most difficult source material (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Hair) and create masterworks, has done it again with this remarkable screen version of E.L. Doctorow's complex novel. Set in New York City in the turbulent early 1900s, the story follows black musician Coalhouse Walker, Jr. (Rollins, in an outstanding performance) and his quest for justice after being the victim of a racial attack. After a 20-year absence in film, Cagney returned to the screen to play the Police Commissioner. Ragtime features a superb ensemble. (Made into a critically acclaimed Broadway musical.) You Might Also Like
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